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Early elections in Greece: ‘On Tuesdays the euro, on Fridays the drachma’

Worst possible case scenario is that Greece will exit the Euro, but stay in the EU. Greece still holds too much significance for the German-dominated bloc as it will be a main energy hub along with Cyprus as a means of ending dependence on Russia.

Less than three weeks from general elections in Greece, Der Spiegel wonders about the intentions of Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the left-wing Syriza party and frontrunner in the campaign to form the next government. The German magazine sees mixed messages that leave observers across Europe “at times anxious and at others baffled” —